There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 50

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Episode 50

 

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A few days later, at Sumbbit Film’s office.

 

“…They rejected my meeting request?”

 

Director Yeon froze in place at the shocking news.

 

“Yes, Director. Time Entertainment said that your proposal was a great honor, and that Yewon really wanted to meet you, but they don’t have the capacity to take on new projects right now… That was their response.”

 

Director Yeon couldn’t believe the words that came from his secretary’s mouth and repeated them over and over again.

 

“But… they definitely said they would come visit.”

 

They had clearly said so at the meeting.

 

Seeing Director Yeon looking more shocked than expected, the secretary watched his reaction with a bewildered expression.

 

It was shocking enough that the great Yeon Taejung had been rejected for a meeting by a mere rookie child actor.

 

But what was even more shocking was the fact that he was showing himself being mercilessly shaken by the rejection.

 

Yeon Taejung hadn’t wavered even a bit when he received harsh criticism from film critics.

 

He was someone who didn’t bat an eye even when film investors threatened to withdraw their investments.

 

A person who had never been flustered in his entire life was being shaken this much by something like this?

 

He had been working by his side for almost 10 years, but this was the first time he’d seen anything like this.

 

“Do you like that child actor that much, Director? But the child actors needed for the current project have already been cast… and we’ve been in production for quite some time. Are you perhaps already planning your next project?”

 

In other words, why are you suddenly looking for new actors when you haven’t even finished filming the current project?

 

At that reasonable question, Director Yeon couldn’t say anything and just stared holes into his desk.

 

He could never say that the child actor was his granddaughter, even if it killed him.

 

That was a secret known only to a few people in this world.

 

It was a secret he couldn’t tell even to his secretary, who had known and assisted him with everything for 10 years.

 

“…Just. It’s better to prepare for the next project as early as possible.”

 

At those words, the suspicion in the secretary’s eyes deepened even more.

 

Wait, this person who usually disappears for 2-3 years after making one film is talking about his next project before even wrapping up?

 

Anyone could see that was a lie.

 

There was clearly some unspeakable circumstance, but the secretary didn’t ask further.

 

He knew very well how thoroughly Director Yeon Taejung kept his private life secret.

 

So much so that he, who debuted as a film actor in his teens, hadn’t had a single scandal until now in his 50s.

 

Even though he had retired from acting now.

 

“Should I try making the request one more time?”

 

The secretary hid his bewilderment and asked calmly.

 

“No, just leave it. Later… the day when fate connects us will come. I don’t intend to make things difficult for them.”

 

Even though you say that, it seems like you’ll be waiting with your neck stretched out for that day when fate connects you.

 

The secretary tried hard to hold back his laughter and nodded.

 

“Understood.”

 

After the secretary left, Director Yeon sat quietly for a while, then took out a photo from his drawer.

 

In that photo were his younger self, a girl who looked to be about four or five years old, and the actress Lee Juhyang holding a newborn baby.

 

“…”

 

Director Yeon stared at that photo endlessly before finally opening his lips with difficulty.

 

“I should have listened to you back then. I should have said no matter what…”

 

Who would have thought it would become so difficult to even properly speak to his wonderfully grown son and his most beloved granddaughter, even with them right before his eyes.

 

Director Yeon let out a very old sigh.

 

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He didn’t know back then.

 

That the brilliance would become flames that would burn him up.

 

The beginning of the two people was ordinary.

 

The greatest actress of the era.

 

And a male actor who was just starting to rise.

 

‘Nice to meet you. You know what my name is, right?’

 

Thinking about it now, it seemed like he had loved Juhyang from the very beginning, the way she spoke so confidently.

 

Now Taejung is called the greatest actor and renowned director of his time, and Juhyang has become a largely forgotten actress who was once famous.

 

But back then, she was an actress who received overwhelming spotlight. Taejung was a newcomer who was just starting to see some light.

 

For such a Taejung to harbor feelings for Juhyang was presumptuous.

 

But.

 

Whether it was a miracle, Juhyang opened her heart to Taejung, and the two began to give everything to each other.

 

‘I’m pregnant.’

 

‘!’

 

‘I’m not telling you to take responsibility. I don’t plan to take responsibility either. We both have bright futures ahead-‘

 

‘If Juhyang can’t take responsibility, I’d like to bear it alone.’

 

‘…!’

 

‘I won’t block Juhyang’s future. I’ll raise the child.’

 

‘…Really, there’s no stopping you.’

 

When he heard the news that Juhyang was carrying his child, Taejung felt for the first time a longing to take complete responsibility for one woman’s life, not just the camera.

 

He risked everything and went to her house to get permission for marriage.

 

And only then did he realize.

 

What a precious daughter of a great family Juhyang was.

 

Juhyang’s father was a current prosecutor general, and her mother was an art professor.

 

However, Taejung was merely an extremely poor actor with inadequate education who lived with his widowed mother.

 

Knowing his own circumstances, Taejung just bowed his head and asked for Juhyang and the child.

 

That he would devote everything and dedicate himself.

 

But reality was more ruthless than movies.

 

‘The difference in status is too great, isn’t it? You should know your place, how dare you…! Get lost! If you set foot in this house one more time, I’ll make sure you can’t make a living in this world, whether it’s movies or anything else!’

 

Even with such harsh rejection, Taejung believed that if he just endured, his sincerity would reach them someday.

 

Though he was an insignificant actor now, if he became a more recognized actor with a little more time, wouldn’t the doors of that fortress-like family open? He held onto such hope.

 

So.

 

Taejung first took Juhyang and left for Japan. It was to protect Juhyang and the child.

 

To avoid her powerful family, leaving Korea was the only option.

 

The next day’s newspaper featured a big headline about the greatest actress of the era, Juhyang, leaving for Japan to study acting.

 

Nowhere in it was there any mention of Taejung.

 

The two people who left for Japan like that were happy at first.

 

Even though they were poor and had nothing.

 

The two put acting behind them and worked any job they could find in Japan to make a living.

 

During those times of sharing even a piece of bean, their first child was born, and not long after, a second child came to find them.

 

In the midst of that.

 

‘…A new work, you say?’

 

Taejung received a call from a director he knew well in Korea.

 

It was a call asking if he would consider appearing in a role that was perfect for him.

 

Taejung began to worry. To feed two children, a lot of money was needed, and that was nearly impossible in Japan.

 

All the money they had saved was running out now.

 

Perhaps accepting this offer might be the right thing to do.

 

However.

 

‘Ta, Taejung. I think something’s… wrong with me.’

 

Why does good news always come with disaster?

 

One day, pregnant Juhyang suddenly started bleeding.

 

‘…It seems the mother has overexerted herself too much while pregnant. Her nutritional state isn’t very good either, and her body has become too weak. She needs to be hospitalized to save the baby.’

 

It was news that her body had been adversely affected because she had overworked herself too much to earn money while pregnant.

 

Taejung ran around everywhere trying to earn money for Juhyang’s hospital bills, but it wasn’t enough.

 

Watching Taejung’s efforts, Juhyang eventually took on the villain’s role herself to protect her family and Taejung’s future.

 

‘I can’t do this anymore, Taejung. If I go back to my family… at least I’ll be able to receive proper treatment, won’t I?’

 

It was a lie.

 

Taejung saw her eyes trembling, but he couldn’t bring himself to stop her.

 

Because he knew all too well that what she said was right.

 

And so Juhyang left for Korea. Not long after, Taejung received news from Juhyang that their second child, Doha, had been born safely.

 

At that joyful news, Taejung hoped that perhaps now the family could all be together again in one place—

 

‘…I’m thinking of going to the United States to raise the children.’

 

What came back was news like a bolt from the blue.

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